Kevin Nash

Birthday: 9 July 1959, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birth Name: Kevin Scott Nash

Height: 206 cm

Kevin Nash is one of the most well-known personalities in the wrestling business and has established himself not only in the realm of sports, but in the entertainment world, as well.Kevin grew up in Detroit, Michigan with dreams of playing on a professional basketball team. He played basketball for the University of Tennessee and headed overseas for several years where his dream of becoming a pro-basketball player came true, playing for various European teams.Only after serving in the United States Army for two years did Kevin's life turn to wrestling. He began working for Ted Turner and his WCW wrestling company , and in 1993 he signed with Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).Kevin's work in TV and film includes Brothers (2009) (FOX), Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998) (UPN), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) (ABC), and Nikki (2000) (WB). He has also hosted "VH1's The List" and been a guest on such talk shows as "The Test", The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992), Politically Incorrect (1993) and Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003).Kevin's additional work on the big screen includes Almighty Thor (2011) (dir. Christopher Ray), The Newest Pledge (2012) (dir. Jason Michael Brescia) and Monster Brawl (2011) (dir. Jesse Thomas Cook).Kevin Nash has recently appeared in Steven Soderberg's Magic Mike (2012) with Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum as well as Rock of Ages (2012) (dir. Adam Shankman), with Tom Cruise, Paul Giamatti, and Russell Brand. Kevin has also appeared in Paramount Pictures' The Longest Yard (2005) (dir. Peter Segal), with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds; in Marvel Comics'/Artisan Entertainment's The Punisher (2004) (dir. Jonathan Hensleigh), opposite John Travolta and Thomas Jane; and as "Bass Armstrong" in DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) (dir. Corey Yuen), based on the popular video game, with Jaime Pressly. Formerly in "TNA" Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling on Spike TV, Kevin is now back with "WWE" as "Diesel".In his free time, Kevin spends time with his wife and son. Show less «

I'm 53, and it's hard to get to the gym every day. If I know on Friday I'm going to be wrestling, th...Show more »

I'm 53, and it's hard to get to the gym every day. If I know on Friday I'm going to be wrestling, then I don't want to look bad, so it gives me motivation. Plus, once you're in motion, it's a lot easier to stay in motion. Show less «

If you go to an ATM for a hundred dollars and it keeps spitting twenties, when would you walk away? ...Show more »

If you go to an ATM for a hundred dollars and it keeps spitting twenties, when would you walk away? When it wasn't spitting twenties no more. As long as you can take the money out, you'd stay there. That's what the wrestling business is like. Show less «

Scott Hall is a great wrestler, a better friend, but more than anything a very caring human being. S...Show more »

Scott Hall is a great wrestler, a better friend, but more than anything a very caring human being. Scott never passed a homeless person or someone in need without opening his wallet. This is a guy that has the first two nickels he ever made. Show less «

I've always been into bodybuilding and keeping in shape, and I just challenge myself to see if I can...Show more »

I've always been into bodybuilding and keeping in shape, and I just challenge myself to see if I can continue to make improvements. Show less «

I'm so super-critical of everything that I do.

It's gone on my whole life, this David and Goliath syndrome that a lot of these smaller guys always ...Show more »

It's gone on my whole life, this David and Goliath syndrome that a lot of these smaller guys always have. They think the only reason I've ever had any success in my career is because of my physical size. And you know what? If that's the case, so be it. I really don't care. Because I have that size. Show less «

When my hair is dyed, I feel like I'm 35 again.

When you're in that upper echelon in wrestling, any movie you take is gonna be a pay cut. If you're ...Show more »

When you're in that upper echelon in wrestling, any movie you take is gonna be a pay cut. If you're gone for three months and they pay you 150 grand, you're getting killed. Show less «

Everyone wants to call wrestling 'the business.' Why don't you treat it like a business? I don't car...Show more »

Everyone wants to call wrestling 'the business.' Why don't you treat it like a business? I don't care if you're running a diner, if you're running a car wash or a wrestling company. It's all business. Show less «

I'm one of those people who can't watch themselves do anything. I could never watch myself wrestle. ...Show more »

I'm one of those people who can't watch themselves do anything. I could never watch myself wrestle. I've probably watched a handful of my matches. I never could watch myself. Even when I played college basketball, I hated film days... 'Oh God, I'm gonna watch myself screw up.' I'm just one of those people who can't watch their work. Show less «

A guy my size needs a tremendous amount of protein on a daily basis, just to maintain peak size, str...Show more »

A guy my size needs a tremendous amount of protein on a daily basis, just to maintain peak size, strength, and performance. Basically, that means six or seven small meals a day, so I depend on protein supplementation. Show less «

When you do RAW or Wrestlemania or a PPV where there's 10,000 people or more, you don't necessarily ...Show more »

When you do RAW or Wrestlemania or a PPV where there's 10,000 people or more, you don't necessarily look at the people. The only time there's a realization that there's that many people is when you walk to the ring. Once you get in the ring, your focus is only on the ring, and maybe the front few rows. Show less «

In professional wrestling, I think that they want you to be bigger than life. It's almost like an ov...Show more »

In professional wrestling, I think that they want you to be bigger than life. It's almost like an over-acting type thing - whereas on the big screen, you're 35 feet and they've got a close-up of you to put it on the screen in the movie house. At 35 feet, it's more subtlety than the overboard drama that we do in pro wrestling. Show less «

The world is a mess. It seems that life gets harder on a personal level each and every day. Hug and ...Show more »

The world is a mess. It seems that life gets harder on a personal level each and every day. Hug and kiss those you love every day. You never know when the tragedies of this world may visit your life. Show less «

I'm a Detroit kid who grew up with that assembly line mentality: You go to work to make money.

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